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<html>

	<head>
		<meta charset="UTF-8">
		<title></title>
		<!--[if lt IE 9]>
    <script src="jquery-1.9.0.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
		<!--[if gte IE 9]><!-->
		<style>
			.descendants * {
				display: block;
				border: 2px solid lightgrey;
				color: lightgrey;
				padding: 5px;
				margin: 15px;
			}
		</style>
		<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script>
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		<script type="text/javascript">
			$(document).ready(function() {
				$("ul").children().css({
					"color": "red",
					"border": "2px solid red"
				});
			});
		</script>
	</head>

	<body class="descendants">body (曾祖先节点)

		<div style="width:500px;">div (祖先节点)
			<ul>ul (直接父节点)
				<li>li (子节点)
					<span>span (孙节点)</span>
				</li>
			</ul>
		</div>

	</body>

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